His first wife was Nancy Barnes and they had 4 children: William, George, Elijah and Charles.
His second wife was Emeline Broughton and they had at least 8 children: Luman, Zadock, Nancy, Mary, John, Ashbury, Altbury and Millard.
Five sons were in the civil war. All but Ashbury survived.
He relocated with his second wife Emiline to Swan, Noble, Indiana and then to Avilla, Noble, Indiana.
On the 25th of March, 1850, Daniel started with his son Zadock, a boy of 14 years, and others in the company, for the gold fields of California, going the overland route. In the month of June they came to an alkali spring or lake. They were all very thirsty, but knew the danger of a draught. Daniel would drink, and there he died. Zadock went on with the company to California.
His burial location is unknown but guessed to be somewhere on the Nevada-Utah border.
His second wife was Emeline Broughton and they had at least 8 children: Luman, Zadock, Nancy, Mary, John, Ashbury, Altbury and Millard.
Five sons were in the civil war. All but Ashbury survived.
He relocated with his second wife Emiline to Swan, Noble, Indiana and then to Avilla, Noble, Indiana.
On the 25th of March, 1850, Daniel started with his son Zadock, a boy of 14 years, and others in the company, for the gold fields of California, going the overland route. In the month of June they came to an alkali spring or lake. They were all very thirsty, but knew the danger of a draught. Daniel would drink, and there he died. Zadock went on with the company to California.
His burial location is unknown but guessed to be somewhere on the Nevada-Utah border.
His first wife was Nancy Barnes and they had 4 children: William, George, Elijah and Charles.
His second wife was Emeline Broughton and they had at least 8 children: Luman, Zadock, Nancy, Mary, John, Ashbury, Altbury and Millard.
Five sons were in the civil war. All but Ashbury survived.
He relocated with his second wife Emiline to Swan, Noble, Indiana and then to Avilla, Noble, Indiana.
On the 25th of March, 1850, Daniel started with his son Zadock, a boy of 14 years, and others in the company, for the gold fields of California, going the overland route. In the month of June they came to an alkali spring or lake. They were all very thirsty, but knew the danger of a draught. Daniel would drink, and there he died. Zadock went on with the company to California.
His burial location is unknown but guessed to be somewhere on the Nevada-Utah border.
His second wife was Emeline Broughton and they had at least 8 children: Luman, Zadock, Nancy, Mary, John, Ashbury, Altbury and Millard.
Five sons were in the civil war. All but Ashbury survived.
He relocated with his second wife Emiline to Swan, Noble, Indiana and then to Avilla, Noble, Indiana.
On the 25th of March, 1850, Daniel started with his son Zadock, a boy of 14 years, and others in the company, for the gold fields of California, going the overland route. In the month of June they came to an alkali spring or lake. They were all very thirsty, but knew the danger of a draught. Daniel would drink, and there he died. Zadock went on with the company to California.
His burial location is unknown but guessed to be somewhere on the Nevada-Utah border.
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